Isobel
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | God's promise; pledge to god |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Isabel, Isabeau, Isabell, Izaberu, Isabella, Isabelle, Izabela, Ysabeau, Elizabeth |
Isobel is the Scottish form of the female given name Isabel. It originates from the medieval form of the name Elisabeth (Hebrew Elisheba).
People named Isobel include:
- Isobel of Huntingdon (1199-1251), Scottish royalty
- Isobel Baillie (1895-1983), Scottish operatic soprano
- Isobel Barnett (1918-1980), British radio and television personality
- Isobel Buchanan (born 1954), Scottish operatic soprano
- Isobel Campbell (born 1976), Scottish singer, formerly with Belle and Sebastian
- Isobel Lilian Gloag (1865–1917), English painter
- Isobel Gowdie, Scottish woman who was tried for witchcraft in 1662
- Isobel Elsom (1893-1981), English actress
- Isobel Joyce (born 1983), Irish cricketer
- Isobel Loutit (1909–2009), Canadian statistician
- Isobel Miller Kuhn (1901-1957), Canadian missionary
- Isobel Lennart (1915-1971), American screenwriter and playwright
- Isobel Redmond (born 1953), Australian politician
- Isobel Waller-Bridge (born 1984), British composer
- Isobel Yeung (born 1986), British journalist
- Isobel "Izzie" Stevens, a fictional character from the American medical drama Grey's Anatomy
- Isobel Crawley, a fictional character from the British period drama Downton Abbey
- Isobel Flemming, a fictional character from the American The Vampire Diaries
- Isobel (HBC vessel), operated by the HBC from 1850 to 1857, see Hudson's Bay Company vessels
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